New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- Alphabet, Google's parent company is
ending its Titan solar-powered drones. Google acquired Titan Aerospace
in 2014 to put solar-powered drones at high altitudes for long periods
of time.

Now, Alphabet has confirmed to 9to5Google that the project was
ended almost a year ago. The shutdown of Alphabet's Titan drone
project comes at a time when major X Labs projects are being shelved
under CFO Ruth Porat. Titan's solar-powered drones were ambitious
considering that Facebook's Aquila drone has similar ambitions.

Alphabet's X, formerly known as X Labs, is going through tough
times with most of its senior leaders departing. Alphabet has lost some
of the prominent names in the industry like Tony Fadell and Mike Cassidy
and the company has also put the robot maker Boston Dynamics up for
sale.

Alphabet, however, continues to be one of the most ambitious
silicon valley enterprise chasing the idea of beaming internet from
high-altitude. While Titan drone project may have been shelved, Google
plans to continue pushing the idea through Project Loon. Project Loon
recently started beaming internet from the high altitudes of Sri Lanka
and the project is also ready for pilot implementation in India.

According to Business Insider, Alphabet has not given up on its
idea of beaming internet from high-altitude altogether. The team from
Titan is being moved to Project Loon and Project Wing, which seem more
viable option for financial point of view.